Body Location or Region
abdominal cavity
ab·dom·i·nal cav·i·ty [ ab-dom-uh-nl kav-i-tee ]
Subclass of:
Abdomen
Definitions related to abdominal cavity:
  • (abdomen) The area of the body that contains the pancreas, stomach, intestine, liver, gallbladder, and other organs.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (abdomen) The portion of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The body cavity between the thoracic and pelvic cavities in mammals.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The region in the abdomen extending from the thoracic DIAPHRAGM to the plane of the superior pelvic aperture (pelvic inlet). The abdominal cavity contains the PERITONEUM and abdominal VISCERA, as well as the extraperitoneal space which includes the RETROPERITONEAL SPACE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Abdominal cavity, largest hollow space of the body. Its upper boundary is the diaphragm, a sheet of muscle and connective tissue that separates it from the chest cavity; its lower boundary is the upper plane of the pelvic cavity. Vertically it is enclosed by the vertebral column and the abdominal...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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